So how is this swine flu thing going to play out. A few predictions about the Swine Flu / H1N1 flu in the US. I shouldn’t call these a prediction, this is more of how I see things possibly playing out in a “best and worst case” scenario.

End game: It is a new virus. It is here permanently. People get used to it and live with it. We just have to make it to September when a new vaccine is produced. In the meantime the virus responds to treatment and regular flu prevention tactics.

Short Term Media Panic:

Media hysteria leads to –

shut all schools in the USA and we all stay home.

NBA, MLB, NFL all play to empty stadiums

NYC subways shut down, the American (wasteful/isolated) car rules

Many small businesses shut down because nobody is working. Worsening the depression recession. (when can we call it a depression?)

Businesses can’t pay people because, well, they don’t have any money at this point.